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Speed-Clean Your Car Interior Checklist

Have your car looking like new in just 15 minutes. Gather a few tools—a small plastic bin, garbage bags, glass cleaner, car cleaning wipes, air-conditioner treatment, a flat-head screwdriver, paper towels, and a hand vac—and get ready for your car to look fresh off the lot.

Toss items that shouldn’t be in the car into a small bin. Throw trash into a garbage bag. Spritz the cup holders
with glass cleaner and let sit.

done!Minutes 2 and 3:

Using the wipes, clean the dashboard, center console,
inside door pockets, steering wheel, and gearshift. Spray air-conditioner treatment into the air vents below the windshield and let sit.

done!Minutes 4 and 5:

Clean leather seats with a few wipes. (Seats that are upholstered will get vacuumed later.)

done!Minutes 6 and 7:

Wrap a wipe around the end of a flat-head screwdriver, and run it along the
buttons and switches on the dashboard. Wipe out the cup holders with paper towels.

done!Minutes 8 through 10:

Spray glass cleaner on paper towels
and wipe all the windows, including the windshield, sunroof, and rear window.

done!Minute 11:

Remove the floor mats and whack them against each other to dislodge any dirt.

done!Minutes 12 through 14:

On the driveway, vacuum the floor mats with the
bare hose of a hand vac for maximum power (do not attach a tool). Vacuum
the seat upholstery and foot wells, shifting the front seats fully forward, then back, to hit every spot.

done!Minute 15:

Replace the mats and return the seats to their original positions. Open all the doors and
let fresh air blow through.